Catholic essays & theology
A simple public archive of Catholic essays, apologetics, theology notes, Church Fathers commentary, Scripture studies, and personal reflections.
A Catholic defense of the Church on slavery cannot be fake history. It cannot pretend every Catholic was innocent, every Catholic institution acted heroically, or every pope spoke with perfect clarity from the beginning. That kind of answer does not defend the Church. It only defends a fantasy. The truth is harder, but it is also stronger, because Catholicism does not need lies to survive.
From the outside, human life can look like a storm of chance. But the Catholic faith teaches that history is not ruled by blind accident, nor by a cold impersonal fate. Creation is governed by the providence of the living God.
Many people misunderstand the Trinity. Some think Catholics believe in three gods. Others think the Trinity was invented centuries after Jesus by Church councils. Both claims are wrong.
In this post we will be analyzing whether or not the Catholic Church teaches if dogs and pets go to heaven